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Mid Sussex

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
152,505
Households
63,426
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
63,426
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£478,364
Median property price
£1,284
Median rent
4,616
Postcodes
63,426
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£478,364
Median property price
£1,284
Median rent
4,616
Postcodes

Sold prices in Mid Sussex

England & Wales
Property sales · Mid Sussex
HM Land Registry · Mid Sussex
Average price
£492,308
YoY: -0.5%
Median price: £466,098
View district BN45
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 57 sales · avg £498,591
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£545k£493k£440k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Mid Sussex

England & Wales
Crime trends · Mid Sussex

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
262
YoY -11%
2931483
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
280
YoY +59%
2801400
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
40
YoY +33%
50261
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
33
YoY +65%
41210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
68
YoY -8%
89450
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

887
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Mid Sussex

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Mid Sussex is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Mid Sussex

Haywards Heath is a 25-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.0 km

  • Haywards Heath

    Rail

    2.0 km

  • Balcombe

    Rail

    4.3 km

  • Horsted Keynes (Bluebell Railway)

    Underground

    4.7 km

  • Wivelsfield

    Rail

    6.7 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Mid Sussex

GPs make up most of the mapped places

22 GPs · 6 Hospitals · 6 Libraries · 39 in all

  • GPs22
  • Hospitals6
  • Libraries6
  • Museums5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Mid Sussex

Median private rent

£1,284/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,003
1 bed
£1,284
2 bed
£1,611
3 bed
£2,200
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Mid Sussex

Coordinates51.0237, -0.1013
Postcodes
4,616
Population (Census)
152,505
Households (Census)
63,426
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.8 per 1k

Demographics in Mid Sussex

Ethnicity

Total residents: 152,503
White Brit.85.9%
Other White5.2%
Indian1.6%
White & Asian1.0%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 5.2%

Religion

Total residents: 152,547
Christian47.9%
No religion42.1%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.2%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 152,505
35–4920.6%
50–6420.3%
25–3411.0%
65–7410.6%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 63,426
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Other13.9%
Any member 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
All members 66+11.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Mid Sussex

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.25 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.25 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).